The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-12
INTERPRETING THE LAW.
Additional Points Agreed Upon by the Recent
Meeting Of Trunk Line Presidents.

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE Tribune has the
following additional points in regard to the mat.
tiers agreed on by the railroad meeting at Com
mission ,r Fink's Office, yesterday. in relation to
passenger traffic under the interstate law:
Mileage tickets are abolished; ministers are to
be allowed reduced fares; excursion tickets are
defined to mean round,trip ticket sold at a
reduced rate to q person who. under
within given time to given point and
return, and the intention of the law is taken to
be that all questions of restriction, Limitation,
place and fare to be left to the discretion of
the railway companies interested respectively.
Free baggage is allowed-15O pounds on
each full first second-class ticket,
Is on each half s'cket, and 100 and SO
pounds. respectively. On each full or half immi-
grant ticket; baggage in excess Of these allow
ances, up to an absolute limit Of $50 pounds
Except for ship immigrants), is to be
charged not less than II per cent of
the lowest unlimited first-cass fare no COM
mercial luggage. musical instruments. guns.
pianos donkeys, horses or theatrical scenery will
be transported as free baggage, and all excess
baggage orders and permits are to be with
drawn from sale. When joint tariffs of
through fares are established where two of
more connecting roads are concerned, no party
to the joint tariff can make any change except
after formal notice to other parties. Differen-
tial fares for through and competitive business
are to be established by consultation and agree
the section
referring to the long and short haul we under
stand that 1.-The law deals with fares in
the aggregate, and that the proportion of q
through fare, need not, of necessity. control
local fares. In the case OF greater charge for
shorter distance, by reason of the competition of
water lines, or otherwise, your committee be-
heve that they have no right to permit such
fares to continue, or to be made, with
out the authorization Of the national commits
sion. If the fare from Portland to
INV nf
than the fare from Boston to Chicago
By the same route, the roads constituting
the route from Boston should either reduce their
Boston fare or refuse to accept tickets from
Portland by way of Boston at the lesser rate
without authority of the national commission;
and so of all analogous cases"
The freight differentials established are as fol-
lows:
/. To the Chesapeake & Ohio route via rail and
water. 8, 6, 4. g. and CENTS under joint committee
rates for first, second third. fourth fifth and sixth
classes, respectively The same differences are al
lowed west-bound traffic via the Central Vermont
route.
g. 5, 4. 2, 2 and 2, below all rail routes
8. The old differentials to and from Philadelphia
and Baltimore and Boston are continued
4. The basis of rates from Western points via Al
bany and points taking Albany rates to be. first
class ten cents second and third classes and on
cotton five cents below New York. all other classes
deduct from the rate to Boston.
The other important principles of the freight rules
are Involved in these sections:
Sec 1. That established tariff rates from Western
points of origin to Eastern points of expor. shall be
observed on all domestic and foreign exports except
where through arrangements exist. a, contemplated
by law, with connecting ocean carriers. in which
event through rates and bills of ading may be issued
with such connections which yield less than the
if rates to the Eastern points of export
Sec g. Where through rates are quoted by agree
ment to any point any railroad no rate shall be
given or bill of lading issued at higher rates to any
shorter intermediate points the same line.
Sec 6. Traffic in connection with the Pacific coast
routes eastwardiy may be taken at % per
cent. of the through rate, the proportion OF
Chicago to the seaboard to remain heretofore. with
| the minimum of twenty five cents from Chicago to
New York, provided the continental lines do not
charge more from points east of Pacific coast to any
intermediate points west of the Atlantic seaboard
Sec. 7. Rates from Ohio river points. on cotton
ETC.. being under consideration. the following was
recommended: When traffic is rated and contracted
through from Southern points on joint through ar
rangements with river and rail rates (which
| arrangements are filed with the comlnission), thu
proportions of such rates eastward from the Ohit
river need not necessarily be the on both rive
and rail traffic. In this connection, it is further
commended that cotton rates shall net hereafter nclud
allowances for compression.